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Tag: The White House
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Yes Virginia, There is a Choice
Like many other students of color who receive messages that they’re not good enough, I had resigned myself to believing that I was either unready or unprepared for college. As a first-generation student, I couldn’t rely on legacy status to give me a leg up in the admissions process and my family certainly couldn’t rely on making donations to athletic booster clubs or local alumni groups.
April 16, 2019
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President Trump Appoints College Presidents to Board of Advisors on HBCUs
The White House has announced the appointments of several college presidents and business leaders to be members of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Among the appointees is Bennett College president Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins. “I am honored to represent Bennett College by serving on the HBCU Advisory Board […]
September 26, 2018
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After DACA Decision and Negotiations, Experts are Cautiously Hopeful
A federal judge in California on Tuesday ruled against the Trump administration’s repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. On the same day, the White House hosted a televised bipartisan roundtable to negotiate legal protections for DACA recipients.
January 10, 2018
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